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Star luxury real estate brokers Alexander brothers face new charges in sex trafficking case
Additional sex trafficking charges were brought Thursday in a New York court against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother. The ...

New digital borders are shaking up your company’s tech stack. Here’s how to adapt
The recent wave of American tariffs on allies and adversaries alike has fractured the global economy to a degree we ...

Spain’s historic April 28 blackout sparks new debate over green energy shift
The massive power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula on April 28 has reignited a debate in Spain over the country’s plan ...

Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county judge, as interim top federal prosecutor in D.C.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected ...

British Airways owner orders 53 Boeing and Airbus planes in bet on long-haul flying
Airlines group says demand for travel is strong despite macroeconomic uncertainty

German stocks hit record high as trade optimism swirls in markets
Dax index becomes first major European benchmark to recover all losses sparked by US tariff threats

Celsius Network founder sentenced to 12 years in prison after prosecutor dubs him a predator who ‘preyed on hope’
The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison ...

Currency hedging and new U.S. factories: Novo Nordisk CFO thinks Wegovy maker can outmaneuver global trade wars
Novo Nordisk is hedging and building its way around a global tariff war that may threaten the Wegovy maker’s plans ...

Frasers Property stays confident in Southeast Asia despite tariff headwinds: ‘Demand is still there’
One of Southeast Asia’s leading property developers thinks Donald Trump’s efforts to decouple from China will be a boon for ...

Trump cuts tariffs on U.K. cars, steel and aluminum but keeps 10% base duty while Britain trims its taxes on 2,500 U.S. products
President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal but ...

Pension funds should invest more in UK equities, investors tell ministers
Downing Street meeting looks at ways to revive sentiment towards London stock market

Asian investors fear more volatility after ‘extraordinary’ currencies moves
Traders uncertain about what local companies will do with trillions of dollars of US assets

China exports jump 8% in April despite tariffs
Data comes ahead of talks between Washington and Beijing to reduce tensions

Mid-tier law firms increase bonuses for juniors working long hours
Simmons & Simmons and RPC among firms offering more pay for more billable hours

Military briefing: India and Pakistan test red lines of nuclear rivalry
Clashes have been carefully calibrated since they became atomic powers. But the informal rules are fraying

Welcome to the new age of geoeconomics
Tech, trade, finance and military policies are mingling in a manner not seen during the neoliberal era

Lutnick warns no ‘fast deals’ for Japan and South Korea
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that trade deals with South Korea and Japan could take significantly more time to complete ...

Chicago in the Vatican: what America’s first pope means for the Catholic church
Pope Leo XIV will need to tread a fine line in an era of Trump-induced political turmoil

Coinbase says $2.9 billion Deribit deal will increase profits even as income drops in Q1
Coinbase just pulled off the biggest acquisition of a crypto firm in industry history. On Thursday, the U.S.’s largest crypto ...

Sam Altman urges lawmakers against regulations that could ‘slow down’ U.S. in AI race against China
Sam Altman stressed the importance of America’s AI efforts not being “slowed down” by ill-considered regulations, as the OpenAI CEO ...

Trump proposes to raise income taxes on wealthy Americans
Move would breach Republican orthodoxy and comes as president seeks to pay for broader fiscal package